Welcome back to school for term 2 to all our students, families, staff and wider community. Whether we are seeing you in person or communicating via technology/phone, we are hoping that our YSS community can help to offer some stability, engagement and a place (whether concrete or virtual) where students feel connected and safe.

We really appreciate the support and patience of parents and students as we navigate a new way of teaching and learning. This time of rapid change can be very frustrating on a number of levels, but we are also a very capable community with the ability to solve problems and help others.

Staying Connected As a Community

One of the biggest challenges facing our school is maintaining a sense of connectedness among students, parents and teachers. We are always trying to think of new ways to involve more people – from using YouTube for news sharing and morning notices, to involving everyone in some rather competitive “Scattergories” games! These little routines can help us all to stay in touch and remember the lighter side of life.

We understand that families are often under growing pressures and quite busy, so please don’t feel pressured to get involved in every activity – they are provided only as an option for you to consider.

Mrs Paynter has already written to you about ANZAC Day and given details of optional activities. Our year level teams have also discussed ANZAC Day and will post some information home via our online learning platforms regarding some activities/resources you may wish to use. Our school captains are also working on a presentation to help connect us on the day.

From time to time you may also be contacted by a school staff member, either via email, phone or the SZApp to clarify information or for a check-in. This helps us with forward planning and to ensure that we are using our resources in the most effective way possible.

Please look after yourselves, your families and each other at this time. We look forward to working with you this term and a future time when we are all back at school together.

Tracy Freeman and Louise Vaggs

Deputy Principals